diff --git a/text_formatter.go b/text_formatter.go
index e77da11..fcc074f 100644
--- a/text_formatter.go
+++ b/text_formatter.go
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 	// Set to true to bypass checking for a TTY before outputting colors.
 	ForceColors   bool
 	DisableColors bool
+	// Set to true to disable timestamp logging (useful when the output
+	// is redirected to a logging system already adding a timestamp)
+	DisableTimestamp bool
 }
 
 func (f *TextFormatter) Format(entry *Entry) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -53,7 +56,9 @@
 	if isColored {
 		printColored(b, entry, keys)
 	} else {
-		f.appendKeyValue(b, "time", entry.Time.Format(time.RFC3339))
+		if !f.DisableTimestamp {
+			f.appendKeyValue(b, "time", entry.Time.Format(time.RFC3339))
+		}
 		f.appendKeyValue(b, "level", entry.Level.String())
 		f.appendKeyValue(b, "msg", entry.Message)
 		for _, key := range keys {